Don Smith, killed after being struck by car on I-15 after exiting crashed vehicle in Midvale, UT
One dies in Midvale freeway crash(link is external)
The crash has shut down two right lanes of northbound I-15 in the area, according to the Utah Department of Transportation.
Victim ID’d in fatal I-15 crash(link is external)
It is unknown if there were any other injuries from the original accident.
At about 9:25 p.m., two vehicles collided on I-15. The driver of one of the vehicles, identified as Don Smith, exited his vehicle and attempted to cross the freeway to reach the other driver, but was hit by a vehicle. He was pronounced dead after being taken to the hospital.
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